IGNITE Blog - Entries written by Gene Drody
TueTuesdayAugAugust30th2011
Gene Drody - HBCM Elder
The Harvest Bible Chapel worship theme for this year is IGNITE!...
“to arouse the passions of; to excite”.
And if that doesn’t arouse your passion or excite you, Jason will be preaching/teaching from the book of Acts. Acts contains at least 43 references to the Holy Spirit, who, not coincidentally is associated with, among other things, “fire”, (Matt 3:11) and “tongues of fire.” (Acts 2:3)
Some other things the bible says about Him are that He speaks to us, (Mark 13:11), teaches us (John 14:26), and renews us (Titus 3:5) with “power” (Acts 1:8) and “joy” (1 Thess. 1:6)
If you’re like me, you may often overlook, or not give credit to Him for the stuff He’s doing in your life, on your job, and in our church.
Look where we are now as a church and where we’ve come from: meeting in a home with 10-15 people to having our own (almost) worship facility with around 100 worshipers, a nursery, children’s ministry, small groups and elders. That wasn’t us!
The small group leaders, the desire to disciple, the thirst for God’s word, the transformed lives, a pastor that’s on fire for His word, and all those involved in Every Member Ministry…that’s Him!
Paul teaches in Romans (14:17) that “the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”
My prayer for Harvest this year is that we be good listeners, learning from Him, growing in Him and that we be transformed with His power and joy.
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